| 牢骚 | láo sāo | discontent / complaint / to complain | ![]() |
| 满腹牢骚 | mǎn fù láo sāo | lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining | ![]() |
| 怨声载道 | yuàn shēng zài dào | lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) / complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced | ![]() |
| 间 | jiàn | gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent | ![]() |
| 民怨沸腾 | mín yuàn fèi téng | seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over | ![]() |
| 怨天载道 | yuàn tiān zài dào | lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) / complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced | ![]() |
| 民怨鼎沸 | mín yuàn dǐng fèi | seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over | ![]() |
| 民变峰起 | mín biàn fēng qǐ | seething discontent (idiom) / widespread popular grievances | ![]() |
